Cocktails to Make Every Month in 2022
If there was ever a time to kick back and relax with a drink, it'd be this year. Let us introduce you to 12 of our favorite cocktail recipes to try each month in 2022. With an emphasis on seasonal ingredients and flavors, you'll be sure to find one fit for any time of the year.
You can never go wrong with classic cocktail recipes but every once in a while, you need some inspiration to spice things up. These recipes offer easy twists on favorites like springtime mint juleps and boozy warm winter cocktails. You may just fall in love with our Cucumber-Honeydew Cooler and make it your new signature late summer refresher. If you're short on cocktail ideas for your next happy hour, this list will offer welcome inspiration. We've got plenty of delicious drinks to keep you cool on hot summer nights and warm on chilly winter evenings.
January: Hot Toddy
Recipe: Hot Toddy
If you catch a bit of a chill from harsh weather, whip up a Hot Toddy and enjoy it by the fire to defrost.
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February: Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail
Recipe: Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail
February brings us Valentine's Day, and we can't think of a better reason to pop some bubbly. Pomegranate juice gives this drink a festive pink hue. The turbinado sugar cubes mellow the tartness of the pomegranate.
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March: Kentucky Horsefeather
Recipe: Kentucky Horsefeather
This fizzy, gingery cocktail only requires four ingredients, and it's guaranteed to be a hit among Kentucky bourbon enthusiasts and Moscow Mule lovers.
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April: Bourbon Pink Grapefruit Fizz
Recipe: Bourbon Pink Grapefruit Fizz
We're all about finding ways to reinvent drinks, so we've switched up a Tom Collins for something lighter and, of course, added our favorite spirit to the mix.
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May: Mint Julep Sweet Tea
Recipe: Mint Julep Sweet Tea
Toast to Derby season with this refreshing combination of two beloved drinks.
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June: Transfusion Cocktail
Recipe: Transfusion Cocktail
This golf course favorite is sure to become one of your summer favorites as well.
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July: Texas Ranch Water
Recipe: Texas Ranch Water
If you've waited this long to try one of our most popular recipes from 2021, then you've seriously missed out. This dressed-down version of a Margarita is sure to become your favorite summer drink.
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August: Carolina Peach Sangria
Recipe: Carolina Peach Sangria
Muddle a handful of seasonal fruits together and you have a big batch summer sangria that becomes more refreshing with each sip.
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September: Cucumber-Honeydew Cooler
Recipe: Cucumber-Honeydew Cooler
This fruit and vegetable combo is everything you need for a refreshing and out-of-the-box late-summer recipe.
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October: Caramel Apple Sangria
Recipe: Caramel Apple SangriaÂ
This bright and tangy drink is balanced with sweet notes from the butterscotch or caramel schnapps.Â
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November: Cranberry Margarita
Recipe: Cranberry Margarita
We're taking the familiar taste of a margarita and giving it a seasonal twist that's ideal for holiday parties.
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December: Chocolate-Raspberry Milk Punch
Recipe: Chocolate-Raspberry Milk Punch
This milk punch recipe combines citrusy notes from orange rinds, sweet jammy raspberry flavor, and decadent chocolate syrup into a comforting and frosty holiday beverage.